Monthly Archives: January 2016

Every parent wants to be the best parent. I have yet to meet a parent without the very best of intentions. We all intend to be the best parents we can be. However, over and over again, I see and coach parents who are not very intentional at all! Are you driving your kids everywhere but find yourself being driven by them? And many times driven up the wall and/or insane! Probably not what you intended? Are you tired of other people running your life? Do you want to be in the drivers seat and drive your own life? Do you want to become more intentional as a Parent? If so, here’s the plan. It works for me so I’m hoping that it will work for you too. At this time of the year many of the goals we might have set start to take a back seat, which is why I like to schedule about an hour of time, mid January, to put together a plan to form the foundation for my parenting practice for the year. I find that this hour really helps to set me up for success. It’s only an hour. I know – it’s so …Read more →

Firstly, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy New Year. I hope that it is one filled with connection, love, laughter and luck. However, I want it to be filled with more than that. Are you tired of drifting along with no real direction to your parenting? Always feel tired, busy and overwhelmed? This is a longer blog post than usual for me but if you want to make some significant changes to your parenting then hang in here. You won’t regret it. This is the best thing that you will ever give your kids. Over the course of this year, I would like to coach you through the parenting challenges that you will undoubtedly face. Some of these challenges may be repeat ones and some of them will be new as your children move into different phases of their lives. I want to spend this year with you. Side by side. Holding you accountable. Asking you questions and being the reminder you need to help you stay on track as you navigate the twists and turns and the ups and downs that come with being a parent. Through my blogs, emails, workshops and …Read more →

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The Adlerian philosophy really does work when you apply it. I fully recommend this course to any parent who is seeking peace in their household!

Belinda Auld

Do not focus on what causes the behavior, focus instead on the purpose it serves

Jim Skinner

The thought manifests as the word;
The word manifests as the deed;
The deed develops into habit;
And habit hardens into character;
So watch the thought and its ways with care,
And let it spring from love
Born out of concern for all beings…
As the shadow follows the body,
As we think, so we become.

Buddha, from the Dhammapada

It’s very important to come up with a cohesive plan to which you both adhere—or your child is liable to fall through the cracks of your lack of agreement.

James Lehman

Every child deserves a champion – an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection, and insists that they become the best they can possibly be.

Rita Pierson

It is easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them.

Alfred Adler

Write. Rewrite. When not writing or rewriting, read. I know of no shortcuts.

Larry L. King, WD

… respect is like air. If you take it away, it is all people can think about. The instant people perceive disrespect in a conversation, the interaction is no longer about the original purpose – it is now about defending dignity.

Patterson, Grenny, McMillan and Switzler

I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate. It is, above all, to matter, to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all

Leo Rosten

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

Alan Kay

Louise Clarke is a graduate of, and certified by the Parent Coaching Institute, an organization affiliated with Seattle Pacific University.